Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine

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Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0195108248

Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine

A unique, in-depth discussion of the uses and conduct of cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) as decision-making aids in the health and medical fields, this volume is the product of over two years of comprehensive research and deliberation by a multi-disciplinary panel of economists, ethicists, psychometricians, and clinicians.
Categories: Health Care Costs, Medical care->Cost effectiveness, Cost benefit analysis. Contributors: Marthe R. Gold - Author. Format: Hardcover
Exploring cost-effectiveness in the context of societal decision-making for resource allocation purposes, this volume proposes that analysts include a "reference-case" analysis in all CEAs designed to inform resource allocation and puts forth the most explicit set of guidelines (together with their rationale) ever defined on the conduct of CEAs. Important theoretical and practical issues encountered in measuring costs and